ye ujale se karan-ta-ba-karan kaise hain
tere aane ke mere dil mein guman kaise hain

fart-e-hairat se ye aaina unhen dekhta hai
ek chehre mein kai chehre nihan kaise hain

koi shisha hai ki patthar hai ki sapna koi
jo na pahchan sakin shisha-garan kaise hain

tere raste se juda tha mera rasta lekin
tere dil par mere qadmon ke nishan kaise hain

ek uljhan hai jo ghere mein liye rahti hai
hum ko hona tha kahin aur yahan kaise hain

main to phulon ki makin khwab-nagar ki basi
phir ye aansu meri aankhon se rawan kaise hain

ab jo laute ho to aankhon mein udasi kyun hai
pas-e-mizhgan ye sitare se nihan kaise hain

wo jo bhatke hi nahin the kabhi manzil se 'farah'
un ke chehron pe likhe sud-o-ziyan kaise hain